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paint up

paint up verb: to paint a surface, place or picture.

Verb

paint up (third-person singular simple present paints up, present participle painting up, simple past and past participle painted up)

  1. To paint a surface, place or picture.
    • I spent the weekend painting up my shed.
  2. To touch up a paint job.
    • I'll hire people for the difficult chores, but I can paint up the damaged areas on the living room walls.
  3. (figuratively) To make someone or something appear to be a particular way.
    • His description painted you up to be a monster.

Forms of paint up

third-person singular presentpaints up
present participlepainting up
past participlepainted up
pastpainted up

Questions about paint up

What does paint up mean?
Paint up means to paint a surface, place or picture.
What part of speech is paint up?
Paint up is a verb.
What is the past tense of paint up?
The past tense of paint up is painted up.

Words near paint up in the dictionary

  1. paint the town
  2. paint the town red
  3. paint the wagon
  4. paint thinner
  5. paint thinners
  6. paint up
  7. paint with a broad brush
  8. paint with a wide brush
  9. paint with the same brush
  10. paint-billed crake
  11. paint-billed crakes

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